by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Dec 9, 2016 | News
The World Association for Christian Communication-Europe (WACC Europe) and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME) launched a project on Dec. 1 to assess media portrayal of refugees and address inaccuracies. There are three focal points of the...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Dec 8, 2016 | News
Human Rights Day is observed on Dec. 10, commemorating the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is encouraging its members to participate in the annual observance on Dec. 10 (for congregations worshipping that day) or...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Dec 7, 2016 | News
The U.S. State Department expressed increasing concern that the ongoing conflict in South Sudan could become genocide in light of the recent violence in the Equatoria region. “Ethnically motivated hate speech, the targeting of civilians and sexual violence is...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Dec 6, 2016 | News
Substance abuse is “a major public health challenge,” according to “The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs and Health.” Substance abuse or misuse is “the use of alcohol or drugs in a manner, situation, amount or frequency...
by Paul Hobson | Dec 1, 2016 | News
Baptist Union of Great Britain General Secretary Lynn Green has joined other faith leaders in urging the United Kingdom’s government to take immediate action to deliver aid to civilians in besieged Aleppo. The plea comes as humanitarian organizations warn that...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 30, 2016 | News, Opinion
By John D. Pierce “It will be a year of remembering and celebrating God’s faithfulness to this church,” said Janet Hudson, chair of the 200th anniversary committee, as First Baptist Church of Augusta, Ga., readies for a yearlong celebration of its history spanning two...
